Isekai Mizuki S1 - A World With Demons

Chapter 14 - Upper Moon Three

Kyojuro had blocked an attack from Akaza, whose agent's clothing had flown off of him. His pink hair was revealed, and so was his eyes, who read "Upper Moon Three."

"Upper Moon Three!" Kyojuro exclaimed, tightening the grip on his katana. "Well then, I assume you are a part of the Slayers, from your sword. I can tell that your battle skills are polished, and your body is greatly refined for power, speed and durability, too. Are you a Hashira?" Kyojuro jumped back, and answered Akaza. "I am the Flame Hashira." "Oh? This is interesting. Out of every Hashira I have killed, only one has used the Flame Magic. Give me your name. I want to remember you."

"Kyojuro Rengoku," he answered, holding still. "Well then, Kyojuro. I want to make a proposal. Become a demon. I'll kill you if you refuse. No one has taken my offer, and they have all died. I doubt you wouldn't do the same, but, eh, chances should be taken. There's no point in defending the weak like the boy next to you," Akaza proposed, folding his arms.

 "I refuse! And this boy is not weak. I have no doubt that he will grow strong, just like I have!" Kyojuro replied, without a moment of hesitation. "Well then, since you're not gonna take up my offer, how about you, boy? What's your name?" Akaza asks. "Ta-... Tanjiro Kamado!" Tanjiro answered with a ready sword. "How about YOU become a demon? I can tell there's tons of sealed potential inside you. You might even become an Upper Moon like me, and only a select few are chosen. Pick the wise choice here, kiddo. You wouldn't wanna pass up the chance for extreme power, would you? Hell, you could be even better than that sword bastard. You remind me of his younger twin brother he spoke of. He never told me who his name was, though," Akaza prompted him, sighing. "I, like Mr. Rengoku, also refuse!" Tanjiro responded, drawing out his sword.

Upper Moon (The stronger half of the twelve members of the Twelve Kizuki. It's rumored that there is a swordsman among them, and one rank is held by two different people.)

Akaza begins to stretch his arms and legs, and takes a battle stance, ready to block or attack, depending on who took the initial. "Well then, since you refuse, I'll have to do as that man says and kill you myself. You can regret this in the afterlife, Kyojuro," he said, ready to dash forward. "AND SET!" he yelled out, rushing at Kyojuro, who retaliated with a flame shield.

"Scorch Shield!"  he cried into his heart, generating a heat barrier, which burned Akaza's fist. "Ahahahaha! I like that one! A very neat and painful defense technique! Well then, I might as well use my own magic, or this could get troublesome on my end."

His eyes flared into having no pupil or iris, and he used his Blood Magic. "Blood Magic: Technique Deployment - Soryu Style - Annihilation: Disorder!" Akaza yelled out, as he threw a large, close-range punch that exploded. Kyojuro jumped back, and took Tanjiro with him. "Your Blood Magic is rather unorthodox. Seems like the Soryu Style, doesn't it?" Kyojuro asked, raising his eyebrow as he was familiar with his attacks.

"It IS the Soryu Style! Soryu Style - Heavy: Brutal Swing!" he yelled out once more, as he threw a hard-hitting armswing at Kyojuro's ribs, who backflipped over it and tried to go for a fiery slash.

"Flame Magic - Sword Form: Searing Arc!"  he cried into his heart, as he made a horizontal slash, aiming for Akaza's neck, who blocked with his arms which were severed shortly after, but regenerated in an instant.

"Flame Magic - Sword Form: Flaming Thrust!" he yelled out, as he thrusted forward his sword into Akaza, who used another technique to block it. "Soryu Style - Defensive: Block!" he yelled, as he blocked the incoming thrust attack, tremendously lightening the impact.

Kyojuro had landed, and Akaza tried to attack. Strikes were blocked, and blocks were struck. Eventually, Kyojuro and Akaza had locked into a power struggle, with Akaza's fists and arms being repeatedly slashed or cut off. Citizens had seen the scene and are now attempting to watch it.